The Quebec Business/Investor Immigration program is a category of Canadian immigration that is available to individuals who have acquired entrepreneurial, investor, or self-employed experience.

All applicants must show that they are capable of becoming economically established in Canada and have the intention of settling in the Province of Quebec following their acceptance. Each of the three business categories (Entrepreneur, Investor and Self Employed) has their own requirements and selection process.

Quebec Investor Program:

To qualify as an investor, an individual must:

Have, alone or with his accompanying spouse, including de facto spouse, net assets of at least $2,000,000 CAN obtained legally, excluding the amounts received by donation less than six months before the date on which the application was filed.

Have experience in management in a legal farming, commercial or industrial business, or in a legal professional business where the staff, excluding the investor, occupies at least the equivalent of two full-time jobs, or for an international agency or a government or one of its departments or agencies;

Intend to settle in Quebec and willing to make a government-secured investment of CAD$1,200,000 for a period of 5 years. Financing of this investment is available through Canadian financial intermediary (broker or trust company) authorized to participate in the Investor Program.

The assessment of your application will also take into account other factors such as your age, the nature and duration of your professional training and your language skills. For more information and assessment of your qualifications, please complete our Investor Client Assessment form.

Quebec Entrepreneur Program:

To qualify as an Entrepreneur, an individual must:

Have a net worth of at least CAD$900,000,

Have managerial experience in a business that they either owned or controlled,

And willing and able to establish or acquire a business in Quebec which will create at least one incremental job in Quebec.

Quebec Self-Employed Program:

To qualify as a Self-Employed person, an individual must:

Have a net worth of at least CAD$100,000,

Have work experience in the profession or trade that they intend to practice in Quebec.

The Quebec Immigration selection system for Quebec Skilled Workers is designed to indicate which applicants are likely to become economically established upon immigration to Quebec.

An applicant can qualify for the Quebec Skilled Worker category if they hold either a validated job offer in Quebec or possess experience in a targeted area of training.

Applicants who are successful under the Quebec Immigration selection system are issued a Quebec Selection Certificate, followed by a Canadian Permanent Resident (Immigration) Visa.

Quebec Experience Class

If you have studied or worked in the province of Quebec, you may be eligible to immigrate under this fast-track Canadian immigration program.

Under the Quebec Experience Class (Programme de l'exprience Quebecoise, or PEQ), there are two categories: one for foreign students, and another for Temporary Foreign Workers.

Foreign students will be eligible to apply under this program if they:

Have obtained a degree or diploma from an educational institution recognized by the Quebec Ministry of Education;

Have studied in Quebec for at least 1,800 hours (two years); and

Show that have successfully completed an intermediate level French course at a Quebec educational institution, if their studies were not completed in French.

Temporary Foreign Workers in Quebec will be eligible to apply under this program if they:

Have 12 months of Quebec work experience in a skilled, managerial or professional occupation in the 24 months prior to their application:

Are employed and show legal status in Quebec at the time of their application; and

Show that have successfully completed an intermediate level French course at a Quebec educational institution, or provide results of a standardized French proficiency test. Alternatively, they can show that they have satisfied the French language requirements of the professional order governing their occupation in Quebec.